Once the eviction got started the tenant kept insisting that she did not have to pay or move because she "had hardship" (elderly family member passed away etc.) and would take the cause to court for a dramatic movie worthy legal victory.Her court experience was not quite what she had imagined it would be and we got a ruling in our favor.

Sounds like a good start @Elijah Jay DangerfieldI'd say in addition to reaching out to local investors, go to local meetups (download meetup app) and network there.

@Garret Ball  I just downloaded an Excel add-on template from ganttexcel.com. 

Start by downloading Credit Karma, I've raised my score by 100 points within a year!

Owning / Operating rental properties is a job,, maybe not 9-5 but a job.Invest / Own in your nearby surrounding area to start, you will need to be hands on.Take classes in landlord tenant / property management so you understand what the laws are and how you need to comply to operate. download landlord tenant laws for your state you have properties in. 

I googled him, and still don't know who he is...Is he the writer that was in the movie, "A Knight's Tale"?

Did you ever see that Michael Keaton movie - Pacific heights or something like that?

I did download Richest Man in Babylon.

I am downloading it to my phone now and will save it until I am working on my flip house this weekend.

You can go back to 1997 and download the data to csv and then run your own market analysis.